THE WORLD TODAY I The Soviet ambassador to Canada Ivan Shpedko says Russia is entirely satisfied with the schedule of grain shipments from Canada since completion of the 500 million Soviet grain deal Mr Shpedko Inspected grain - handling facilities In Montreal Tuesday He said We are very impressed with the facilities our ships have been loaded quickly and efficiently He added that Russia would send freighters reinforced to navl gate in Ice to pick up grain in Montreal during the winter if Canada decides to keep a channel open In the St Lawrence for this purpose President Kennedy in a letter to the US Congress today said the United Nations was an im important � portant instrument In resolving last years Cuban crisis He said the UN is playing an indispensable role In many world problems The president was reporting on American participation in the UN The AFL CIO national con convention � vention today approved a move to give the Canadian Labor Congress sole authority in dealing with jurisdictional dis disputes � putes in Canada between unions affiliated with the AFL CIO The move however is con conditional � ditional upon the adoption by the CLC of machinery for dealing with jurisdictional fights In Can ida External Affairs Minister Martin told the Organization for Economic Co - operation and Development in Paris today that Canada will Increase Its aid to developing countries by CO per cent next year to about 100 million in the fiscal year beginning next April He said this increased aid will apply especially to new common commonwealth � wealth countries in the Caribbean African states the Colombo plan areas of Asia and Latin America Todays announcement by Mr Martin follows a similar announcement he made in the house of commons last week Crush International Ltd today became the sole national Canadian company in the car carbonated � bonated beverages field It has purchased all outstanding shares In Pure Spring Canada Limited from the Mirsky family of Ottawa The price was not disclosed nor were the sales volumes of the two companies Crush International Is a Toronto-based all Canadian com company � pany which does the bulk of Its business outside Canada and estimates it has about 13 per cent of the domestic market A grief stricken Alert Bay father has blamed the death of three of his children in a fire on the fact that he was away from home fishing for the family food supply Tom Smith 29 said his wife had gone to a sisters home leav leaving � ing the sleeping children alone Monday evening when fire swept their flimsy home at Klngcome Village an Indian community 40 miles northeast of Alert Day Prime Minister Pearson will make an official visit to France sometime in January it was an announced � nounced In Paris today by Ex External � ternal Affairs Minister Martin who is attending a meeting of the Organization for Economic Co operation and Development Immigration officials in Bos Boston � ton say Roger Tetreault of Montreal has signed a written waiver of an appeal on a de deportation � portation order and will fly to Canada today Tetreault is wanted in Montreal on charges in connection with FLQ ter terrorism � rorism The Soviet news agency Tass quotes a Russian scientist Prof Cleb Chebotarev as say saying � ing he expects SDUtniks to be launched around the moon mars and venus in the near future He also is quoted as say saying � ing that what he calls space paths around the moon and vari various � ous planets have already been worked out by the Soviet Academy of Sciences in Lenin Leningrad � grad Vol 7 No 225 COLD SNAP ENDING Prince George is due for milder weather on the weekend after a cold snap that plunged temperatures to 11 below zero Dut it will be accompanied by a fair downfall of snow The five - day long range forecast calls for temperatures between zero and 10 above Cloud coverage is expected to move in However the Yukon continues to be engulfed In a cold high pressure system and tempera temperatures � tures range from 29 to 50 below zero at Smith River on the BC - Yukon border the coldest spot in Canada last night It was 47 below at both Snag and Mayor Landing and at Grande Prairie temparatures reached a record 35 below The previous record was 276 below in 1945 Fort St John and DawsonCreek had tempera temperatures � tures of 36 and 44 below respectively Occasional light snow has been forecast for Prince George Thursday with a low tonight and high Thursday at 10 below and zero USELESS STRIKE LONDON W Theyve struck oil off Britains south coast but the British Petroleum Com Company � pany says Its so locked In sand as to be commercially useless Now hear this Dont be too elated over the drop in gas prices by one cent a gallon in Vancouver Its not going to affect us here ac according � cording to oil men Already en Joying between 9 and 12 cents a gallon cheaper gas in the lower mainland than in central BC Vancouver motorists will pay 379 cents a gallon for regular and 429 for premium The drop was announced by Imperial Oil which said it want wanted � ed to be more competitive with non brand dealers Other com companies � panies followed suit The Gaelic businessman ALEX CLARK was voicing as the result of his phture ap appearing � pearing In The Cltien Tues Tuesday � day wasnt meant to be polite Alex a principal in Bon-Accord Holdings Ltd was inad inadvertently � vertently reported to be in the Doe Guest building sorry Alex U the break In the 12 lnch water main had occured dur during � ing the middle of the night and not at noon chances are there would have been a gaping hole on Third large enough to ac accommodate � commodate an average - size house water division crews had the water off within 17 minutes of receiving the trouble call incidentally a rental business in town has the equip equipment � ment for thawing out frozen pipes IX you are one of those homeowners with frost trouble RCMP here reported today that two mens suits were stolen from a car In a hotel parking lot Owner Fred Nelson said the theft took place between 2 and 9 pm Tuesday Police are investigating k A family of four lost all their belongings when fire de destroyed � stroyed their home early Tuesday morning on the Buck horn Road about 13 miles south of Prince George Only the father R A Boom- e e hower was In the house at the time of the blaze He suffered burns to his hands after he attempted to put the fire out with a blanket He escaped in his underwear In below zero weather Mrs Leboe voting proposal defeated by committee OTTAWA Special - An attempt by Bert Leboe member of Parliament for Cariboo to have a Commons committee recommend an agenda Item for next weeks federal provincial conference to discuss perman permanent � ent voting list and absentee vot voting � ing was defeated Tuesday The committee has decided to recommend a Joint federal- Man guilty on new count A 12 -man Jury Tuesday brought In a reduced verdict of guilty of dangerous driving against Joseph Joseph of Lll looet In Assize Court here Joseph had been charged with criminal negligence causing death and criminal negligence In the operation of a motor vehicle Joseph was thedriverofacar Aug 31 1963 which went out of control on the Llllooet-Pavilion Highway plunged down a 200 foot embankment and killed two of the six occupants He was defended by J Rtbaldlot Prince George Crown counsel was Thomas WMeagher of Llllooet and the case was heard before Mr Justice J G Ruttan Joseph was remanded Incus tody for sentence until the end of the current Quesnel assizes probably Thursday In the final case of the assizes now under way Jacob Harry Roper is charged with non noncapital � capital murder of Alfred S Harry on Sept 8 1963 on the Alkali Lake Indian Reserve Two Roman Catholic priests found the body of Harry on the reserve 35 miles west of Wil Williams � liams Lake They were expected to testify In the trial latei today It Is expected the caso will go bcfoio tho Juiy by noon Thuisday provincial study of a permanent voting list and absentee voting but Mr Leboe sought to add an instruction that the federal gov government � ernment make the approach to the provinces next week The Commons committee also defeated an attempt to re require � quire that political affiliations of candidates be listed on fed federal � eral election ballots with the help from three Liberals who broke with their partys 1963 election platform A move to reduce the qualify qualifying � ing age of election candidates to 18 years from the present 21 was postponed pending a legal study One of the movers of the elections act ammend ment was Frank Howard of Skeena who successfully spon sponsored � sored an earlier recommenda recommendation � tion to lower the qualifying age of voters from 18 to 21 Attempted murder charged A 39-year-old man was charged with attempted murder today following a hatchet attack Tuesday on the proprietor of a beer parlor Jan Badon was charged after proprietor Alex Wood was se severely � verely Injured when attacked In his beer parlor Joe Buyer manager of the hotel said the attack was unprovoked Badon also faces a second charge of causing bodily harm and one of breaking and entering a store from which police said a hatchet was stolen CONSIDERS OFFERS RAWALPINDI 41 - Finance Minister Mohammad Shoatb says the Pakistani government Is consldei big offei s by Com Communist � munist countries In Last but ope to make substantial Investments In Pakistan itizen The only daily newspaper serving Central British Columbia PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 20 1963 BS 9 L jMm Mi HEIDI 3 left AND DEBORAH 2 NOW DESTITUTE Family left homeless Boomhower was in hospital where she Is expecting the birth of her third child Two children Heidi 3 and Deborah 2 were staying with Mrs Boomhowers parents Mr and Mrs Carl Erlckson of Shelley at the time of the disaster All personal possessions furniture and clothing belonging to the family was destroyed Mr Boomhower who is a bucker for a lumber company had Just previously cashed his pay cheque The money was also lost In the fire The house in which the family lived was rented but the Boom howers carried no Insurance on their furniture Red Cross officials have been approached by friends of the Boomhowers for aid and Prince George residents are asked to contribute any household goods and clothing to the destitute family Those wishing to give any anything � thing of value should contact Mrs Carol Aechele at 839 Freeman L03 3329 Mrs Connie Young 885 Freeman LO4 0991 or Mrs Audrey Falk RR 2 North Kelly Rd L04 7678 Clothing and furni furniture � ture will be picked up Hei face showing thestiaiuof the nights oideal Glimy litis sei 68 was one of tin few stuvlvois among the guestsit the Surfs hie Hotel swipt by flio in Atlantic City NI Phone LOaan 4 2441 Rotary charity auction offers bargains galore Everything from a crystal chandelier to turkeys will go on the block when Prince George Rotary Club stages its annual radio television auction Dec 4 6 Hundreds of Items donated by city and district merchants wholesalers distributors and other business enterprises will be sold during the three day event which will be broadcast over station CKPG TV Funds from the auction are used by Rotary for such club projects as Christmas ham hampers � pers Christmas TB seals CARS the Red Cross and other philanthropic contributions to youth work and the senior cit citizens � izens as well as many other community projects The full working force of Rotarys 90 odd members plus the wives of Rotarlans have been working at a record clip to make this one of the best auctions since Rotary started it all about eight years ago The big project involves can canvassing � vassing businesses in the area script writing a mass of paper work and on auction nights announcers chores telephones manned runners employed a flotilla of automobiles com commandeered � mandeered all engineered to ensure that countless Items are sold bids recorded and the articles delivered promptly to the successful bidder Chairman of this years auc auction � tion is Gordon Stenner who is assisted by J Philllpson Ad Advisory � visory committee Is composed of Alex Clark and Ken Mc Kenzle Merchants who wish to donate to the auction but who have not been canvassed may do so by contacting Ian Kenny at 564 9395 or by contacting any Rotarlan Christmas hamper group holds organizing meet An organizational meeting of a newly formed group to handle the distribution of Christmas hampers will be held Sunday at 2 pm In city hall council chambers To be known as the Prince George Christmas Fund the or organization � ganization replaces the Good Goodwill � will Association Applications for Christmas hampers must be submitted In writing and be registered by no later than Dec 15 with the Prince George Christmas Fund Box 848 Prince George A spokesman for the organ organizing � izing group said written appli applications � cations are designed to eli eliminate � minate telephoned requests for hampers The new organization was in initiated � itiated by the Prince George Rotary Club which early this year withdrew Its support form the Goodwill Association be because � cause It was being abused by persons who could not rightly qualify as Indigent The new organization to which Rotary has already pledged a substantial sum of money will be composed of representatives from all ser service � vice clubs fraternal organiza organizations � tions the Salvation Army and the department of social wel welfare � fare All Interested persons are urged to attend the organiza organizational � tional meeting Sunday SOVIET CHINA DISPUTE SNOW Low 10 below High 0 7t a copy BAZOOKAS FLUSH SNIPERS Communists lead violence in Caracas SNARED MAN FIRES BACK SAN FRANCISCO IP - A 54 - year old accountant was shot at point blank range and killed Tuesday when he suc succeeded � ceeded in snaring with his umbrella a robber who was escaping with 6000 in church funds Police say James J Chest wlck fell dead on a downtown sidewalk The bullet penetrated his chest The robber described by wit witnesses � nesses as heavy set about five feet - 10 commandeered a passing cab and got away Officers pieced together this account Chestwlck had Interrupted his vacation and returned to San Francisco so he could deliver the money as in years past to the Glide Methodist Church Chestwick took a shortcut through a downtown alley and was rushed by the gunman A shot was fired and the gunman broke free with Chestwlcks attache case The robber ran across a street with Chestwick in pursuit and wildly flailing his umbrella He snagged the rob robbers � bers arm with the umbrella handle The gunman turned and fired as they crashed together CARACAS Venezuela AP -Police firing bazookas flushed snipers from buldings in downtown Caracas today as officials tried to quell pro Communist violence A woman was killed and six other persons were wounded as fighting spread from the workers suburbs to a district of modern business buildings President RomuloBetancourt remained in his office through throughout � out the night directing the roundup of the terrorists by police the army and national guard The number under arrest rose to 150 and police said most were Communist party mem members � bers Many were youths who wore black pants and red sweaters as a sort of uniform Among those held were 40 per persons � sons seized by troops last night for sniping at traffic With the return of quiet at dawn today business houses reopened and traffic returned to the streets The violence broke out shortly after government of officials � ficials in Cambodia issued orders that the US end at once military and economic aid to that country Prince Nordonom Sihanouk head of state announced his decision to a wildly cheering rally He charged US aid was being used to undermine his regime and that rebel Cambodians based in Viet Nam were using American equipment Work on U S aid projects halted after Sihanouks speech American officials said the various aid programs would have to be phased out as fast as possible but that offices would have to be closed equip equipment � ment sold or put in warehouses and arrangements made for Cambodian employees of the aid missions Anti American banners blos blossomed � somed out The information ministry building and trees near the royal palace were thick with the banners One said Yankee imperialists go home Cam Cambodia � bodia will not die without your aid Also on display was a huge cartoon showing President Ken Kennedy � nedy with long Jackass ears In Washington the U S state department denied any compli complicity � city in the Camboian affair Diplomatic sources said the U S was privately urging the prince to reconsider his posi position � tion on aid The charge of CIA aid to a dissident Khmer Serel free Cambodia movement was based on the confession of a captured Cambodian rebel The rebel paraded before a National Congress rally Tues Tuesday � day attended by Prince Sihan Sihanouk � ouk said the CIA had given ammunition and funds to his Khmer group He also claimed the rebel group alleged by the prince to be operating a clandestine radio In neighboring Thailand had been supported by the former Klem regime in South Viet Nam Prince Sihanouk then de demanded � manded the withdrawal of US military economic and cultural aid to Cambodia because of the proof that the Americans were supporting an opposition movement Check up finished Prince George Regional Hos Hospital � pital has just emerged from a rigid physical examination and diagnosis which may prove it to be among the best in the province The examination was conducted by Dr A LSwanson of the Canadian Council on Hospital Accreditation and on the results of his report rests the decision of whether the citys hospital will be granted full accreditation If successful accreditation will rank the Prince George hospital on the level of a select few In BC which have achieved a high standard of hospital service Hospital administrator Gordon Townend says it ma take anywhere from six weeks to three months before the results of Dr Swansons survej are known Prior to his survey a 54 page questlonatrre was required to be answered by hospital officials and this com combined � bined with the doctors personal observations will be submitted to a 12 man board inToionto Their Judgment will decide whether the hospital here merits accreditation MEDIATORS SOUGHT Secret talks rumored MOSCOW W So much pressure has developed from worried Communist parties to have Russia and Red China make one more attempt to set settle � tle their ideological conflict that rumors are circulating here that they already are try trying � ing Available lnternalonal Com Communist � munist sources appeared unable to say whether contacts between the parties of the two countries already had started Wladlslav Gomulka piemlei of Poland alieady lias sought to mediate the quauol and the Italian Communist uity the most influential imo outside the Communist bloe las advised the two sides to rutin ovej tlicli quaiiel ritliti tlun pu- voke a great split In the Com Communist � munist family Some weeks back John Gol lan head of the Communist paity In Britain stopped In Moscow on his wa to Peking where he t onioned with Chinese pait ofULils He went theje lucked b ution of his own i vi 1 1 calling fin a lessatlon of open Kittle aiut lesumptlon of negotiations be between � tween the Chinese and soviet paitles The supposition lieu is that an new meeting between the two stites would be held in Peking shue lu list mot ting whit li ended in tot 1 dls in mo moment � ment w is he ltl In Mosiow list Jul John liooi M Maui ti pi oinioi of Romania i went I issued a wi itten plea foi an end of pole mlis Befoio tho list No T Revolution Pa celebration international Communist souj ces hejo slid a meeting po kibl would lv held heie at that time to piopaie for an In Intel � tel national mot ting But lew big hots noiu tho Communist woild 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